Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-04
DAILY HERALD.
LYNCH VS.. vANDEvER.
Captain r. M. Darcy and Oehers
1'els thc same Old story.

a,aptntm r. M. Darcy and Others
r'ell the same Old story.
Tho attorneys for General Vandever
apoear to have considerable difficulty 10
obtaining witnesses. But five were ex-
anlined yesterday, and the prospects are
that no more will be examined to-day.
s. H. Slaught testified that he was at
the White House precinct about an hour
In The afternoon ON the day OF election
At that time matters were very quiet
and the line contained only about TWEEN
ty.live persons. Did not see any excite
ment or distu, bance or distractions 10
to voting.
No cross examination.
lose Maria Citsles testified that he
,;v.a an High street. He came to this
oity in 1856 from Mexico and voted the
Democratic ticket given him py Iom
McCsffrey on the last election day. The
ticket was given him up stairs at the
new depot. He received 81 for voting
the ticket from McCaffrey. He had
never been nAtuIal;zed.
Crees-examined. never received
money from Republicans. l voted the
Rspublicsn ticket before on Republican
pr;noiples. Voted the Democratic ticket
this time for coin. Cannot read. The
man who gave me the ticket was Dem.
.ocrat. That is the only way l knew l
voted the Democratic ticket. Sacritic-
inc nv Republican principles for S2. l
would have voted the Republican ticket
for nothing had I not been in want.
i feel no remorse. Old as am, i am
ready to take up arms for my country or
the Republican party, but it 10 hard 70
resist $2.
A. Ortila testified that he was in the
city and county during the last election.
He visited the Democratic headquarters
the dav before election, and saw list
of parties who were to work at the
elections. He did not see Ignacio Bill
derrain at the rooms that night. He
was paid for stumping the county by the
candidates. Was paid according to the
distance travelled. Personal service was
gratis. The travelling expenses alone
were paid.
Cross-examined. The money | re-
ceived was for travelling expenses alone.
Recess until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Jose Ramirez testified that be lived
here, He saw l. Bilderrsin on the
day of election. He met Bilderraini
who said his brother was running on
that same ticket, and witness voted the
ticket. Bilderrain said he would pay
him after he voted. Bilderrain paid
him in the clothing store near the
White House. He did not see Bilder
rain pay anybody else any money. Tht
ticket Bilderrain gave him was fold ed
up, and he did not know what ticket i
was.
Cross-examined-I have been told
would be paid 81 for testifying here by
Valencia. Never told anybody before
th ct was paid to vote. / do not know
whether the ticket l voted was Repub
lican or not.
p. M. Darcy testified that he had
lived here fourteen years and in Novem-
her last he was Deputy Sheriff. On
election day he was at the depot pre-.
cinct, but he saw no distractions plac cd
in the way of the voters. Jesus Bill
dsrrain was ct that precinct all day and
took people in saloons and rooms ant
paid money to number of men WHOM
he took and put in line. About tn
middle Of the day his pockets wer
empty, and about that time Mr.. Hellmal
went down there aud afterwards Bilder
rains pockets were refilled. Witness
had picked up the wrappers which Bill
-derrain had thrown away. Tom Nc
Caffrey also put men in line, but wit.
1ess did not see whether he distributed
coin. A man named Lavas bel ped Bill
derrain and witness arrested him. A
man named Azala went to witness and
asked him il he had any money Wit
ness told him he had not, but Bilderrain
had the sack. Witness told Azlla to 60
to Biiderrain ard see what he would
pay, and then to come back to him and
show him the man who paid him
Axala had followed out those instruc-
tions and witness arrested both. Bill
dsrrain and McCaffrey were electioneer
ing the straight Democratic ticket.
Adjourned until this morning at lC